St. Marys' Emily Shellabarger, middle, goes up for a shot between a pair of Delphos St. John's defenders during their nonleague matchup on Monday evening. The Blue Jays rode their defense to a 39-23 win over the Roughriders.

DELPHOS - Both St. Marys and St. John's brought plenty of defense to their matchup on Monday night, but a slight drop off by the Roughriders allowed the Blue Jays to extend a lead and come away with a 39-23 win at Robert A. Arnze . . .